Horseshoe



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My invention has for its object the provision of a resilient horseshoeof rubber or other suitable material in which is embedded a horseshoeshaped metal reinforcing plate having striking lugs extending outwardlyVthrough the body to facilitate the bending of the reinforcing plate toadjust the heel portions of the shoe toward or from each other to fitdifferent shaped hoofs.

Other objects of the invention will hereinafter appear in the followingspecification.

To the above end, generally stated, the invention consists of the noveldevices and combinations of devices hereinafter described and dened inthe claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, likecharacters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a bottom plan view of the improved horseshoe;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same with some parts broken away andsectioned;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the improved horseshoe with some partsbroken away and sectioned;

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the improved horseshoe; and

Figs. 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 are detail views in section taken on the linesl 55, 6 6, 1 1, 8 8, and 9 9 of Fig. 2.

The improved horseshoe includes a resilient body I0, preferably ofrubber, but may be of any other suitable resilient material, and ahorseshoe shaped metal reinforcing plate II embedded in said body or, inother words, the body I0 is molded around the reinforcing plate Il. Thisreinforcing plate II is relatively thin, in respect to the thickness ofthe body Ill, is of substantially a constant width, and is positioned inthe body I0 close to the upper surface thereof so that there is only arelatively thin thickness of rubber on the upper face of said plate.

Formed with the toe portion of the reinforcing plate II is a pluralityof relatively large holes I2 and in each end portion of said plate is alike hole I3. The holes I2 are, as shown, five in number and one thereofis directly back of the upstanding clip I4 on the toe of the reinforcingplate Il and two on each side thereof. These holes I2 and I3 are filledwith rubber at the time the body I0 is molded and said rubber forms abond between the sections of the rubber above and below the reinforcingplate I I and also materially assist in holding said plate againststrain to shift edgewise in the body Ill. The clip I4 is also faced withrubber within which it is molded.

Formed in each wing of the body I0 and the reinforcing plate II is aseries of nail holes I5. The sections of the nail holes I5 in the bodyIll extend inwardly from each face of said body and terminate short ofthe faces of the reinforcing plate II. During the molding of the body I8around the reinforcing plate II the nail holes in said plate are filledwith rubber and it will thus be seen that the metal reinforcing plateII, at the nail holes I5, is covered with rubber and 10thereby'protected from rust up to the time the shoe is placed on ahorses hoof and at which time nails are driven through the rubberfilling the intermediate portions of the nail holes I5.

The sections of the nail holes I5 in the tread l5 side of the body Illare shaped to receive the heads of the nails, not shown. Each wing ofthe body I0 is recessed at the respective series of nail holes I5, asindicated at IB, to materially reduce the thickness of the body I0 underthe reinforcing plate Il and surrounding the nail holes I5. The treadface of the body I0 is ila-t and continuous from the toe to the heel ofeach wing and the thickness of the body I0 below the reinforcing plate II is progressively decreased from the heel of each -wlng to the toe totilt the hoof-engaging surface of the body I0 and give the same theproper pitch.

Formed with the inner edge of each wing of the reinforcing plate Il is astriking lug I'I and a like lug I8 is formed with the outer edge of therespective wing. These striking lugs I'I and I8 are located on the heelporti-on of the reinforcing plate II with the lugs I8 rearwardly of thelugs I1, see Fig. 2. Said lugs I'I and I8 extend outwardly through thebody I8 and their outer ends are exposed and flush with the respectivesurfaces of the body I0.

The purpose of the lugs I1 and I8, which is the primary object of thisinvention, is to afford striking surfaces which may be struck with ahammer or otherwise to cold bend the reinforcing plate I I and adjustthe heel portions thereof toward or from each other to nt the body I8 toa hoof. To facilitate the bending of the reinforcing 45 plate I I eachof its wings is weakened on the respective side of the toe of the shoeby forming in the outer edge of the respective wing a long notch I9.Back of each notch I9 are two of the holes I2 which facilitate thebending of the reinforcing 50 plate II at the respective point.Obviously, the notches I9 determine the bending points of thereinforcing plate II.

The lugs I1 and I8 afford rigid contact points for the jaws of a vice oran anvil when bending 55 the reinforcing plate Il, if found necessary touse the same.

By reference to Figs. 1 and 9 it will be noted that the curve of the toeportion of the body ID l is flattened to increase the thickness of thewearing surface of the body I between the recesses I6 and on each sideof the toe, as indicated at 20. This wearing surface extendssubstantially straight from the tread surface of the body l0 to the topsof the recesses I6 and from there are tapered to the hoof-engagingsurface of the body l0.

The drawings illustrate a commercial form of the invention, but it wilbe understood that the same is capable of certain modications as todetails of construction, arrangement and combination of parts within thescope of the invention herein disclosed.

What I claim is:

l. A horseshoe, the body of which is formed from resilient material, ahorseshoe shaped metal reinforcing plate embedded in the body; andstriking lugs on at least one of the edges of the reinforcing plate atthe heel portions thereof and extending outwardly through the body, theends of the striking lugs being substantially flush with the respectivesurfaces ofthe body.

2. A horseshoe, the body of which is formed from resilent material, ahorseshoe-shaped metal reinforcing plate embedded in the body, andstriking lugs on the inner and outer edges of the reinforcing plate atthe heel portions thereof and extending outwardly through the body, theends of the striking lugs being substantially flush with the respectivesurfaces of the body.

3. The structure dened in claim 2 in which the striking lugs on eachheel portion of the reinforcing plate are positioned, the one in advanceof the other.

4. The structure defined in claim l in which the reinforcing plate atits outer edge portion on each side of its toe is provided with a longnotch to dene the bending point of the respective Wing of thereinforcing plate in adjusting its heel portion toward or from the otherwing of said plate, said reinforcing plate having transverse holesinwardly of its notches through which the body material extends.

5. A horseshoe, the body of which is formed from resilient material, anda horseshoe shaped metal reinforcing plate embedded in said body, saidplate being relatively thin in respect to the thickness of the body andwith its upper face close to the upper face of the body, each wing ofthe body and the reinforcing plate having a series of nail holes, thebody at each series of nail holes being recessed to reduce the thicknessof the body material under the reinforcing plate, the tread of the bodybeing substantially flat and continuous from the toe to the heel of eachwing, the curve of the outer surface of the toe portion of the bodybetween the recesses being attened to progressively increase thetransverse thickness of the wearing surface of the body on each side ofthe toe.

6. A horseshoe, the body of which is formed from a resilient material, ahorseshoe-shaped metal reinforcing plate secured to said body with itsedges covered thereby, and striking lugs on said edges extendingoutwardly through the body with their ends substantially flush with therespective surfaces of the body.

OTTO SWANSTROM.

